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LOCRIAN MODE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- altered scale
1, record 1, English, altered%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- diminished whole tone scale 1, record 1, English, diminished%20whole%20tone%20scale
correct
- altered dominant scale 2, record 1, English, altered%20dominant%20scale
correct
- super Locrian scale 1, record 1, English, super%20Locrian%20scale
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the most important jazz scales, besides the bebop scales, is the diminished whole tone scale. It is the seventh mode of the melodic minor scale and is also called altered or super Locrian scale. 1, record 1, English, - altered%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gamme altérée
1, record 1, French, gamme%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La gamme altérée correspond au septième mode de la gamme mineure mélodique. 2, record 1, French, - gamme%20alt%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Locrian mode
1, record 2, English, Locrian%20mode
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Locrian mode is considered to be so unstable that most composers consider it unworkable. There are few songs written in the Locrian mode, which has led some music theorists to label it a "theoretical" mode. You find it occasionally used in heavy metal. 1, record 2, English, - Locrian%20mode
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mode locrien
1, record 2, French, mode%20locrien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mode locrien est le septième mode de la gamme majeure. 1, record 2, French, - mode%20locrien
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La note caractéristique du mode locrien est la quinte diminuée. Ce mode est peu employé. 1, record 2, French, - mode%20locrien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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